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Mrs Pearcey by Lottie Moggach (Phoenix)

Posted on March 31, 2026 by drewsmith28

“Hannah and Cosmo’s engagement dinner was being held at his parents’ house in Kensington.” This pastiche of a Victorian potboiler would make an excellent film. Hello, Hollywood! Camden calling – murder, real life crime, coming of age, a mystery to … Continue reading →

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The lady in the van by Alan Bennett

Posted on December 21, 2015 by drewsmith28

“I ran into a snake this afternoon,’ Miss Shepherd said. ‘It was coming up Parkway. It was a long grey snake – a boa constrictor, possibly…’” POSSIBLY, is one of Miss Shepherd’s trademark conversational gambits in this miniature masterpiece, a short … Continue reading →

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